CVE-2025-60710
High 7.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV) Used in ransomware campaigns
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Microsoft Windows Link Following Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Host Process for Windows Tasks allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8 (HIGH)
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 5% (percentile: 92) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-59
Affected products
microsoft: windows 11 24h2; microsoft: windows 11 25h2; microsoft: windows server 2025
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-60710 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-60710-detection-script-eop-vuln… Third Party Advisory
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-60710-mitigation-script-eop-vul… MitigationThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025… US Government Resource